Shoe last, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1952.6485.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Wood block cut in the form of a shoe. The last has an almond-shaped toe, from which the height of the last increases toward the instep then plateaus at top. Below the top there is a through-hole 1/4" in diameter with a plaster-like substance inside. The substance blocks one side of the hole completely and is drilled through at the center of the other. From the top the heel curve extends 2 5/8" to the seat. The seat's sides are curved to form the waist. On either side of the waist there is a strip of leather nailed. The seat widens from the waist to the joint and then tapers toward the toe. The seat has numerous nail holes which follow the last's outline.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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